a wonderful and quite manageable trip
from the north country
(new hampshire)
i saw these
amish made field monsters
but really sorghum (i think)
and this morning i saw this
and this
and on the HUGE porch
a nice, round japanese paper shade
processing daylilies
both dry and green
and hosta
into pulp
three blenders at once
pulping abaca as well
the winter sheep barn becomes
a wonderful workshop space
and the exceptional hand skills
of this wonderful group
proves to me that these five are ready to try
more pulps
more book structures
and tomorrow and sunday
look out!
we were
overseen by three dogs
luna, kaylie, and finn
whose game leg is feeling better
thanks to the ministrations of nancy
who never forgets to take
good care of everyone.
day one:
one structure
four pulps
five papermakers!
woo hoo - too many things to like.... haystacks... hosta stacks, (soon some paper stacks?)
ReplyDelete*wish I was there*
wish I could add my hosta and day lilies. it looks hot!
ReplyDeleteSounds good. Over on the other coast we have been boiling paper too...but trying very hard NOT to make it pulp...
ReplyDeleteronnie, yes, all three. though i think the haystacks are sorghum...not sure.
ReplyDeletejean. it IS hot. moving a little slow, but the class are troopers.india, once we have our paper (so far everyone has made two sheets of daylily paper) we won't be boiling it!
I LOVE the photos ofthe 'haystacks' - notsure I can call them sorghum stacks as then they dont seem quite so poetic! Would love to be one of those there making gorgeous papers ...
ReplyDeleteindia, what we want to avoid at all costs is wrongful pulp.
ReplyDeletesusan, i know...how about stooks? next time for papermaking, perhaps?